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Kvartal Shower Curtain for Dormered Bathroom - IKEA Hackers

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Bathroom Published on July 18th, 2011 | by Jules Yap Materials: 2 Ikea Kvartal Corner fixtures , 2 Kvartal Wall hardware , 1 Kvartal rod, 1 DEKA Curtain wire , Saltgrund Shower curtain , Riktig hooks and gliders Description: I used the great Ikea Kvartal 3 track system to solve the difficult problem of putting a shower enclosure in a dormered bathroom. First I installed a waterproof granite wall and shower panel on the side of the tub. Then I used 2 Kvartal corner fixtures joined by a 3 inch section of Kvartal rod and a 12 inch section at one end. The hardware mount on one side was just turned to the end to mount on granite. The other side needed more modification: the angle of the bracket was sawn off and the straight piece was drilled into a block which in turn was screwed into the roof truss. The hole was then patched, re-drywalled and painted. The midpoint used Deka curtain wire hardware and a short piece of the cable to stabilize the whole rail. The r...